Hudson Lab School is a progressive, project-based K-8 school, located in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, just 30 minutes north of New York City. We opened in Fall 2017 within Andrus on Hudson, a skilled senior care facility, situated on 26 acres of scenic lawns and wooded trails overlooking the Hudson River.

At Hudson Lab School, we integrate collaborative, interdisciplinary project-based learning (PBL) and thoughtful social-emotional learning with high quality academics and an emphasis on student agency. Our mission is to instill a love of learning and to teach children how to design and build a life in which they thrive.

Our Team

A key factor to job success and satisfaction is who you’re working with. In it's eighth year, Hudson Lab School is a new school with a cohesive team of experienced and intrepid educators. Our educators have chosen to be here because they are interested in building a school that engages children with authentic, durable learning experiences. Students and educators are collaborative, innovative and entrepreneurial. They examine problems, generate solutions, make calculated risks, learn from their failures and apply a growth mindset towards finding or redefining success. HLS is committed to engaging students and teachers in this kind of learning because it evokes passion for learning and demands a high degree of grit and creativity. Our team of educators dedicate their work to create an environment where students can thrive in every endeavor now, and in the future.

Who We’re Looking For

This is an incredible opportunity for a forward-thinking, talented and entrepreneurial Elementary Educator to co-teach a small, mixed-aged class in the 2025-26 school year. We are looking for teachers who are designers with a passion for project-based learning. We seek teachers who model a growth mindset and are their best when being creative and working in a collaborative learning and working environment. You will work closely with our School Directors to create and implement an emergent and academically rigorous curriculum and develop interdisciplinary project-based learning activities with opportunities for real-world engineering, reading, writing, math and science applications.

The duties of our teachers are many, yet center around a single concern: the creation and maintenance of a rich, varied, and engaging program which empowers students to become independent learners. We know teachers are unique, as are the students they teach. There is no one formula that defines an excellent teacher.

The following duties and responsibilities serve as guidelines, which communicate the priorities of the Hudson Lab School program. Specific jobs may be included or re-assigned as dictated by circumstances. The general goal, however, is for the teaching team to do whatever it takes to create an excellent and engaging program, supported by a positive and collaborative community of students and adults.

Hudson Lab School is still in its startup phase. While it is our hope that we will always be dynamic, our current situation requires individual teachers who are self-starters and take great initiative. This situation can be challenging. On the other hand, for the right person, working here provides great opportunity for creativity, personal initiative, and the excitement of being at the forefront of educational innovation.

Duties & Responsibilities

A Hudson Lab School Lab teacher will work as part of the team to...

• Define and structure a well-rounded, experiential educational program delivering personalized learning activities to meet each student’s abilities, needs, and learning style for a mixed-age class
• Create and implement emergent, academically rigorous curriculum that is rooted in project-based learning in diverse settings for a mixed age classroom
• Determine students’ academic and social emotional learning objectives and ensure that they’re met
• Balance observational documentation with summative and formative assessments to provide in-depth and accurate assessments of student learning throughout the year
• Regularly communicate learning targets and outcomes to colleagues, parents and students
• Support students in their whole-child, personalized learning experience throughout the year
• Build and maintain positive, inclusive and transparent relationships with parents
• Help market the school and recruit families

General Philosophy

A Hudson Lab School teacher...

• Attempts to empower students in any way possible, by turning over tasks to students as they gain the maturity to manage them. At the same time, provides appropriate levels of structure to match students’ maturity level so that students are successful.
• Enjoys creating differentiated, child-centered curricula to meet the needs of students with different abilities and at different developmental stages.
• Loves progressive education which defines the child as the protagonist in their own learning; with teachers serving as organizers, guides and sources of inspiration
• Is committed to teaching the whole child – intellectual, social/emotional, and physical – and creating a balanced educational program with thematic units that integrate many subjects including art and technology through inquiry, real-world applications and/or service projects
• Understands the importance of balancing creative and critical thinking, and encouraging persistence and intellectual fortitude
• Honors child development as a major factor in creating teaching approaches for individual children
• Is familiar with positive discipline techniques and is willing to embrace the character and community building programs adopted at Hudson Lab School
• Celebrates a diverse community, culturally, racially, economically, and in terms of styles and abilities
• Encourages health, good nutrition, and mindfulness
• Relishes inquiry about how students learn and embraces teaching for understanding rather than rote learning
• Is passionate about design thinking and how it engages children with all different learning styles
• Is familiar with the Common Core standards and can align student projects with the standards

Qualifications

There is no one formula that defines an excellent Hudson Lab School teacher. Some of the qualifications we seek include (but are not limited to):

• A passion for innovation in education and an entrepreneurial mindset
• Undergraduate or graduate degree in education
• Experience with the applicable grade bands with a strength in core skills (math and literacy)
• Experience in designing and implementing hands-on, child-centered learning curriculum
• Must thrive in a collaborative environment especially when it comes to teaching and planning
• A passion for working in an inquiry setting where projects and problems are used to motivate students to research, solve, and explore solutions and creations
• Commitment to working collaboratively with colleagues and parents
• Passion for working with and engaging children in student-driven learning experiences
• Belief in technology as a medium to learn and create and a basic comfort level with STEM subject matter
• Passion for innovation in education and an entrepreneurial mindset
• A growth mindset and a drive to foster children’s social emotional capabilities
• The Basics: Good organization and management skills, a high level of responsibility, punctuality and reliability, and a strong work ethic, current CPR/First Aid Certification, and security clearance (fingerprints)
• Gravy: Experience in Design thinking, co-designing with students, Reggio or Montessori approaches
• A lifelong learner
• Joyfulness
• Resilience
• A sense of humor

Hudson Lab School seeks diversity in its faculty, staff, and student body. In admission and employment policies and practices, in its financial aid program, and in all its educational programs, HLS does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, and any other protected categories under applicable law.

Hudson Lab School strives to have its faculty and student body reflect the diversity of the world in which we exist. Candidates from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

About Hudson Lab School

Connections working at Hudson Lab School